World Health Organization warns lack of shelter, water and electricity could leave many more dead.
A UK charity is preparing to take medical supplies to areas of Turkey devastated by Monday's earthquake.
More than 21,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria and the World Health Organization has warned lack of shelter, water and electricity could kill many more.Head of logistics Gemma Blakey, from Sunderland, is preparing to send an "entire field hospital" if necessary."The immediate problem is pulling people out of the rubble but there's also huge congregations of people not wanting to go back to their homes, a kind of refugee-style camp.
Ms Blakey said it was "definitely one of the biggest" emergencies the charity had faced in recent times, in terms of geographical area as well as the number of people affected.UK Med can provide entire field hospitals A number of families in County Durham who have lost relatives in the earthquake want to help other family members trying to survive the aftermath.
Suleyman Yildirim, from Stanley, knows some people from his home town near the Turkey-Syria border have died and has not heard from others.Mr Yildirim's British wife, Gemma, said their youngest child, who is eight, has "gone to bed crying every night" and is very worried about her grandfather."It's heart-breaking for her."
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